The UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange top on Friday, November 26 to celebrate Texas Football’s victory over Kansas State.
The UT Tower will first shine with a burnt orange top in recognition of the Texas Football team’s 22-17 victory over Kansas State. As part of UT tradition, the top of the Tower turns orange to celebrate regular-season football victories.
April 25, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Monday, April 25 to celebrate Texas Army ROTC’s 75th anniversary. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is one of the most demanding and successful leadership programs in the country. For years, Army ROTC has been creating leaders who go on to rewarding careers in…
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April 24, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Sunday, April 24 in honor of the Women’s Golf and Women’s Tennis teams, both of which claimed Big 12 titles that same day. For the fourth time in the last five Big 12 Championships, the No. 13 Texas Women’s Golf squad…
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April 22, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Friday, April 22 in honor of this year’s recipients of the Presidential Citation Awards. The Presidential Citation program was established to recognize the extraordinary contributions of individuals who personify the university’s commitment to the task of transforming lives, and it is…
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April 21, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, April 21 for the Texas Exes Ring Dedication. As part of the ceremony, class rings will spend the night in the Tower while it shines in honor of the students and alumni who will soon wear them. The shining Tower,…
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April 10, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Sunday, April 10 in honor of Scottie Scheffler winning The Masters. Scheffler, 25, turned pro in the summer of 2018 following his graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. He earned the Korn Ferry Tour’s Player of the Year in…
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April 9, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Saturday, April 9 to celebrate the 2022 College and Distinguished College Scholars. Introduced in 1948 and celebrated every year since, Honors Day recognizes the accomplishments of the highest achieving students at The University of Texas at Austin — those who have earned their…
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March 29, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange top Tuesday, March 29 to celebrate former Longhorn Scottie Scheffler’s victory at the 2022 World Golf Championship – Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday. With this win, Scheffler became the highest ranked golfer in the world. This is Scheffler’s third title…
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March 28, 2022
The University of Texas Tower will be lit in burnt orange Monday, March 28 to commemorate the Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving’s 2022 Big 12 Conference Championship. Per campus tradition, the University recognizes UT sports programs who win a conference team championship with a burnt orange lighting of the campus…
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March 24, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, March 24 in honor of the centennial of a crown jewel of our campus — the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. Established as the Latin American library on campus in 1921, the collection is beloved by students and faculty,…
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March 23, 2022
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “1” on its sides on Wednesday, March 23 to celebrate Texas Track and Field winning the 2022 Division I men’s indoor track and field championship. The Longhorns clinched the win by beating North Carolina A&T in the 4×400 meter relay, the championship’s…
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